{"id":834807,"date":"2026-09-03T04:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/834807\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T04:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T04:04:11","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-sept-2-1179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/834807\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for\u00a0Sept. 2, #1179"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"exco-video-player__poster\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ex.co\/transformations-account\/production\/bf6379df-047b-4e0a-b804-89ce1cc89281\/0f503bde-f3a5-56f1-8f04-bfa9e0b50739\/thumbnail-1080.webp\" alt=\"How To Play and Win Connections \uff5c Mashable - Mashable (1080p, h264).mp4\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s NYT Connections puzzle is tricky. Animal lovers, you may get a laugh out of the two separate dog categories. (Only one refers to the actual four-legged friend.) Read on for hints and today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/we-need-to-talk-about-wednesdays-doggone-connections-puzzle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We Need to Talk About Wednesday\u2019s Doggone Connections Puzzle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hints for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n<p>Here are four hints for the groupings in today\u2019s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group hint:\u00a0I don\u2019t even believe it!<\/p>\n<p>Green group hint:\u00a0Musical instrument.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group hint:\u00a0Woof! Bark! Arf!<\/p>\n<p>Purple group hint: Like the blue category, but a little different.<\/p>\n<p>Answers for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group:\u00a0Flabbergast.<\/p>\n<p>Green group:\u00a0Things in a violin case.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group:\u00a0 ____ dogs (that are dogs)<\/p>\n<p>Purple group: ____ dogs (that aren\u2019t dogs)<\/p>\n<p>What are today\u2019s Connections answers?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"554\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sept2Connections2026.png\" alt=\"The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 2, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-4865767\"  \/>The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 2, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n<p>The yellow words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is flabbergast.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are dazzle, floor, stun and wow.<\/p>\n<p>The green words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is things in a violin case.<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are bow, mute, rosin and shoulder rest.<\/p>\n<p>The blue words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is ____ dogs (that are dogs).<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are hunting, rescue, sausage and sheep.<\/p>\n<p>The purple words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is ____ dogs (that aren\u2019t dogs).<\/p>\n<p>The four answers are corn, prairie, salty and top.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"Gael Cooper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/85948f9b-7918-477c-840f-eb31523e2b20.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-64 photo\" height=\"64\" width=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of &#8220;Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s,&#8221; as well as &#8220;The Totally Sweet &#8217;90s.&#8221; She&#8217;s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She&#8217;s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she&#8217;ll be first in line.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/profiles\/gcooper\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" class=\"articleAuthorBioFooter_link\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee full bio\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NYT Connections puzzle is tricky. 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